“À moi ce programme de renouvellement ICOF a offert une grande possibilité de m’arrêter un mois pour faire une relecture positive de mon vécu et celui , des personnes, des événements et du monde qui m’entourent. Chaque module portait en lui un message particulier. Et chaque facilitateur une grande capacité de transmission du savoir-faire, savoir-être, savoir-vivre . Je pars convaincu que tout est possible avec le Christ. Merci ICOF pour cette belle expérience que je conseille au monde religieux. Merci “
Sr MARIE FLORE N’CHO
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
“‘Le Joyeux Service de l’Evangile’ (Abidjan ICOF 2018) a été pour moi un grand plaisir. Un temps de renouvellement où nous avons eu la chance de parler de beaucoup de choses concernant notre vie en Communauté.
Entre autre j’apprécie plus le Discernement Appreciatif qui voudrait qu’on voit le positif même dans les mauvaises choses qui nous arrivent.
Merci infiniment pour cette opportunité et aussi pour les expériences partagées.”
P. RAPHAËL ABALO TCHASSIWA, SMA.
TOGO
“Grande fut ma joie de participer à ce programme de renouvellement. J’ai apprécié les différents modules. Ce mois d’août 2018 à été pour moi un moment de ressourcement , de rencontres, d’expériences, d’acquisition de nouveaux outils pour continuer la marche à la suite du Christ. Je rends grâce au Seigneur pour les lumières reçues. Qu’il m’accorde la grâce d’être UN ÉVANGILE VIVANT . Grand merci aux initiateurs du programme: les pères YAGO et JAMES”
Sr. RACHEL NOËLLE MOBIO
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
“Integrer ce que je pense ne pas etre est un des moyens pour realiser sa personnalite.
Les pensees tordues telle la personnalisation c’est a dire la lecture malsaine des evenements, la magnification, c’est a dire penser tellement negative et le catastrophisme, c’est a dire etre prophete de malheur se guerissent a travers le feeling, c’est a dire de nouvelles facons de penser.”
Sr ADEL ZOUNGRANA
BURKINA FASO
“GOD, raise me up…” I thank God for the founding committee with the ICOF coordinating committee to initiate good formation program for renewal. All the module are so rich to address my needs as a religious. The modules remind me on how to overcome the challenges in my ministry of New Evangelization. What touched me very much is about myself and the poor. The poor are part of my life in the work for conversion and evangelization. My work as instrument for evangelization is to bring Peace, Hope and Joy to the poor ones.
JULIANA MATHIAS KITELA
Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa
TANZANIA
“I thirst…” this is my call to serve; Educate a woman and you have educated the whole world.
CHARITY KAYUWA
Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood
ZIMBABWE
“Never feel too old to learn…” If an old chimpanzee learn new skills to dodge the spears and arrows, why can’t I renew myself…
FELIX DRANI
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
UGANDA
Words cannot express my feelings of gratitude! Sisters of my congregation for giving me the opportunity. ICOF founding members and coordinators far and near, Stella Maris Hotel staff and personnel, facilitators and participants. May my life be of joyful witness to all I will encounter in my daily life. “Rooted, we bloom.” That in all things, God may be glorified.
JUDETTE PULLE
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
UGANDA
A deep and enriching experience for me. I call these two months time of life. It has really increased awareness about myself, God and my ministry. I pray that May the Good Lord help me to live joyfully this experience in my mission and everywhere. May the name of the Lord of Love and Mercy be blessed forever.
ALEX MANDA
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
ZAMBIA
At the end of the renewal program, I am grateful to God, to the person who directed me and invited me to attend it. I am grateful to the coordinators and to my fellow participants each one was a gift for me.
I have rediscovered myself, my identity. I have discovered that I am more than what I was thinking of myself, my inner being is rich and I have been entrusted a lot. I am invited to realize and to invest. St. Francis of Assisi said, “We have to proclaim the gospel twenty fiur hours a day, if necessary with words.”
DANIEL P. NANA
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
BURKINA FASO
Carl Jung says “The greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally unsolvable. They can never be solve, but only outgrown.” This Inter-congregational renewal program opens up opportunity for me to outgrow on my limitations, it does not eradicate challenges but guides me to accept myself and use everything with joyful heart to give witness to God’s goodness.
JULIETO CASAPAO
Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers)
PHILIPPINES